Dick's Picks Volume 8

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Dick's Picks Volume 8
Dick's Picks Volume 8 cover
Live album by Grateful Dead
Released 1997
Recorded May 2, 1970
Genre Rock, Jam, Southern Rock
Length 177:41
Label Grateful Dead
Professional reviews
Grateful Dead chronology
Fallout from the Phil Zone
(1997)		 Dick's Picks Volume 8
(1997)		 Terrapin Station (Limited Edition)
(1997)

Dick's Picks Volume 8 is the eighth live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on May 2, 1970 at Harpur College in Binghamton, New York. It was released in mid-1997.

The first set is acoustic, making this release incredibly interesting since most Dead Heads were probably not lucky enough to catch a rare full acoustic set. The acoustic set catches the band at its vocal high point, with all three guitarists (including Phil Lesh) doing their best country rock. For American Beauty fans this set is a must have.

Contents

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[edit] Disc one

  1. "Don't Ease Me In" (traditional) – 4:38
  2. "I Know You Rider" (traditional) – 7:53
  3. "Friend of the Devil" (Dawson, Garcia, Hunter) – 5:57
  4. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:56
  5. "Beat It on Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:13
  6. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02
  7. "Candy Man" (Garcia, Hunter) – 1:43
  8. "Cumberland Blues" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh) – 5:47
  9. "Deep Elem Blues" (traditional) – 7:30
  10. "Cold Jordan" (traditional) – 2:34
  11. "Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:28

[edit] Disc two

  1. "St. Stephen" (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh) – 3:33
  2. "Cryptical Envelopment" (Garcia) – 1:54
  3. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 3:28
  4. "The Other One" (Kreutzmann, Weir) – 13:56
  5. "Cryptical Envelopment" (Garcia) – 8:59
  6. "Cosmic Charlie" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:22
  7. "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:45
  8. "Good Lovin'" (Clark, Resnick) – 15:10

[edit] Disc three

  1. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (Brown, Jones, Newsome) – 10:04
  2. "Dancing in the Street" (Gaye, Hunter, Stevenson) – 15:48
  3. "Morning Dew" (Dobson, Rose) – 12:40
  4. "Viola Lee Blues" (Lewis) – 16:36
  5. "We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional) – 4:59

[edit] Personnel

Grateful Dead

  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - drums
  • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, harmonica, vocals

Production

  • Dick Latvala - tape archivist
  • Gecko Graphics - design
  • Bob Matthews - recording
  • Jeffrey Norman - CD mastering
  • John Cutler - magnetic scrutinizer
  • Morris Zwerman - band photograph
  • CD liner notes - reprinted article from Colonial News by Richard Wolinsky

[edit] See also